100 Muslim leaders: BNP and EDL are “extremists” who should be “isolated and subject to the full force of the law”

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Far right extremists have been accused by Muslim leaders of attempting to capitalise on the “sick and barbaric” murder of Lee Rigby to fuel racial hatred in Britain.

In an unprecedented open letter, the heads of nearly 100 mosques warned that across Britain “hate-fuelled individuals” had already attempted to attack mosques and individuals in the wake of Wednesday’s attack.

They urged the public “not to be taken in” by the “mindless rantings of extremists on both sides who, they said, should be “isolated and subject to the full force of the law”.

The English Defence League, which has said the attack shows Britain is “at war” with Islamic extremism, will stage a march today in Newcastle, where it will protest over moves to open an Islamic school. It is also planning a demonstration in central London on Bank Holiday Monday following the Woolwich murder.

Amid heavy security the British National Party leader, Nick Griffin, visited the site of the killing following a series of provocative tweets in which he claimed the attack was the result of “mass immigration”.

Mr Griffin has also called for a show of strength by activists in Woolwich next Saturday under the banner “United Against Muslim terror”.

The official website of the National Front party berates “Muslim scum” and calls for “non-whites” to be removed from the country.